Chiefs goalie wins monthly award

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Published on Friday, November 6, 2015

File photo. Riley Lamb’s play for Yellowhead in October has earned him the AAA Goaltender of the Month award. 

By Eoin Devereux

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For every hockey team, goaltending plays a major role in a team’s success and Yellowhead Chiefs’ Riley Lamb has been the example that proves that rule. 

The 17-year-old’s stellar play in October has been noticed, as Lamb has been named the Motel 6 Goaltender of the Month in the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League. 

Lamb played eight of his team’s 11 games in October, posting a 5-1-0-2 record with a save percentage of .943, a goals-against-average of 1.71 and one shutout. The 5-foot-11, 158-pound native of Rivers won his last four starts as Yellowhead compiled a 6-2-0-3 record to sit in fourth place.

Other award recipients for October were Brad Goethals of the Eastman Selects, who picked up the Super 8 Offensive Player of the Month honour. Goethals scored at least one point in 12 of the 13 games the Eastman Selects played in October and had 11 multi-point games during the month.

The Source for Sports Defensive Player of the Month was Garrett Kuklica of the Winnipeg Thrashers. Besides his stellar defensive play, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Kuklica has chipped in with a pair of goals and nine assists, six of which have come on the power play.